Ernie Clark. Hilperton Division, Wiltshire Council.

Last night, the Commons voted to increase university tuition fees.

Our Lib Dem MP, Duncan Hames, voted in favour of the increase.

Just nine of the thirty-eight Lib Dem MPs without government positions voted for the increase. Duncan is being tipped as a future 'high flyer' and I hope that he voted the way he did for the right reasons and not to 'keep his nose clean' with the party leaders.

I don't know if Duncan signed the 'no fee increase' pledge but I suspect he did. I'm sure he will explain his actions on his web site soon.